Editing Brazilian Advanced War College (section)

==Training and U.S. Influence==
U.S. Model: The ESG was modeled on the U.S. National War College, with early curricula and instructors influenced by U.S. military advisors who were present at the school. The U.S. provided training materials, funding, and exchange programs through bilateral military agreements, such as the 1952 Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement.

School of the Americas: Many ESG instructors and graduates also trained at the U.S. Army School of the Americas (SOA) in Panama (later Fort Benning, Georgia), which taught counterinsurgency, psychological warfare, and interrogation techniques. The SOA’s alumni included key figures in Brazil’s military regime and Operation Condor. This school was a tool of the CIA to train forces they would use in Operation Condor.

Impact: This U.S. influence embedded anti-communist ideologies in the ESG’s teachings, fostering a mindset that prioritized internal security and regional coordination against perceived threats, setting the stage for Brazil’s participation in Condor.